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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Winder (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Winder. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Winder is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Oneida & Cache (UT).

Below are the counties that are near Winder. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winder:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Winder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Clifton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Whitney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Utida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Cherryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thatcher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Swanlake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Downey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arimo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lava Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bear Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Paris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Ovid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Saint Charles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fish Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Caribou County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Bench
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bench is located in Caribou County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
    • Grace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Cherry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Malad City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodruff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Saint Johns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Gwenford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
    • Pleasantview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Samaria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
    • Portage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Washakie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Wheelon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
    • Beaverdam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Fielding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fielding is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <1>
    • Collinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Collinston is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.
    • Utida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Utida is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Cornish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Former names for Lewiston:
      • Cub Hill
      • Poverty Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Morton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Trenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clarkston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Richmond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Amalga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Newton is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <1>
    • White Horse Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • White Horse Village is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
    • Cache
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cache is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winder, see our County-by-County Page for Winder.

Cemeteries Near Winder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winder.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Winder - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winder covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Winder in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winder.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winder, with the one closest to Winder listed first.

  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Anderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Anderson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Swanlake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Former names for Lewiston:
    • Cub Hill
    • Poverty Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cherry Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Malad City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarkston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Saint Johns
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Downey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Samaria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Portage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winder.

Newspapers Published in Winder ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winder.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winder, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winder.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Winder:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.